Galliher & Huguely Associates

Great place to get good quality hardware and lumber. Not the typical big-​box-​store stuff. Nice selection of hardwood trim and very friendly, knowledgeable staff.

I’ve been driving by this place my entire life, and had no idea there was an awesome hardware & supply store closer than any home depot.
Galliher & Huguely is not Home Depot. It is better than Home Depot, because the staff actually know what they’re doing. But the catch is that they also assume you know what you’re doing, since the store’s primarily for contractors &c. If you don’t, you’re going to have to find someone (they won’t be standing at every aisle-​head wearing bright orange vests and a vacant smile) and ask for help.
I came here to buy some wood, and I had to ask for help at least 3 times before I finally understood the process for selecting, buying, and cutting the wood. Everyone was friendly, but there’s definitely a learning curve. But once I understood, every part of the transaction was quick and easy. If I were at home depot I would STILL be standing in from the wood cutter waiting for customer service to find someone to operate it.
Anyway, I was really pleased my experience, and I’ll be going back here in the future whenever my projects are too big or weird to be supplied by my local ACE hardware.

The sign out front says,‘homeowners welcome’. This is definitely not the case. If you’re planning on going to this hardware store, put on your angry face so you can match the nasty attitude that you’re going to get from the clerk on Saturday mornings.

I bought some architrave and finishing trim from G & H and it was a quarter the price of Home Depot. The staff were fantastic — friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. And even if some items appear cheaper at Home Depot the chances are it will not be the same quality.
I am always going to go to these guys first from now on.

5 trips I took to local competitors for a simple little project: a piece of cut lumber, that none of them could do. G & H’s customer service was amazing, and they had it done the same day and delivered. I am always going here first in the future.

Poorest service I have ever received at a lumber yard. Went in to order an oversized front door at special order desk, which required someone to check pricing. Not only did no one ever call back with the pricing, but my multiple phone calls to the special order desk were repeatedly not returned. Go somewhere else.

Not just a neighborhood hardware store. It is a lumber yard too and maintains a large inventory. The best part about it is it has knowledgeable and helpful staff, great
Customer service AND is more convenient
Than Home Depot!

This is a great place to pick p your hardware needs. The staff is friendly and very helpful. If they don’t have what you’re looking for, they will guide you to somewhere that can help you. The prices are a fair & it beats going to Home Depot.

The very best. We are contractors who send our clients in there. Sales people are always willing to help. Good prices and the lumber is top quality stuff.

Great selection, competitive prices, but the real gem is the knowledgable staff. You will get what you need the first time, no trips back to exchange things.

I walked in to place an order for two Louver doors and was told it would take 3 days to arrive. After the 4^th day, not only had the doors not arrived but the order had not even been placed. I then cancel the order only to find out that my credit card was charges for the order with the wrong amount. I immediately called the store manager who said they would handle it and the funds appeared back in my account. Three weeks later the charges appear again on my account after canceling the order.
After investigating with my bank I found out that instead of canceling the order G&H credited my account for the amount of the transaction without receiving the funds in the first place. They then processed the order again withdrawing the funds and putting my account in the negative.
I have not experienced such a series of flaws, lack of customer service, or just plain incompetence in a very long time. It’s just that mistake after mistake after mistake was being made and then compounded.
Since they seem like very nice people I will give them another opportunity to redeem themselves.

As the other reviewers say, there’s really no reason to go to Home Depot – this place will solve nearly any hardware, electrical, or lumber need. When they don’t have it (their plumbing supply is adequate, but not extensive), they can give you directions to the Thos. Somerville around the corner.

I’m definitely no carpenter and don’t have a lot of experience building things. However, the bookshelf my boyfriend and I designed and then built (with help of my dad) is beautiful. The folks at Galliher and Huguely are part of the reason. Their prices are much more reasonable than the local hardware store and they let us hand pick the wood so we could make sure that the pieces weren’t warped. They cut everything for us to the dimensions we needed, as well. Great place!

This place puts Home Depot to shame. I went here to order a bunch of lumber for the renovations going on at my place. The delivery is free here on any order over $ 500 (it’s $ 75 for delivery at Home Depot and Lowes) and the prices are lower than the big box stores. This place caters to the professional contractors, as evidenced by the fact that they open at 6am and close at 4pm, but they are very welcoming to homeowners. They even opened up an account for me there which get’s me 10% off everything, and that percentage goes up as you buy more stuff (sweet!).
They were able to deliver the next day (also awesome!). While they do have some other stuff like basic plumbing supplies and electrical, it is primarilly a lumber yard so their selection of wood, windows and doors is way more extensive than anything else. Still, if you are sick of the poor service and high prices at Home Depot, give these guys a shot.